Giancarlo Prete (5 February 1943 – 9 March 2001) was an Italian actor.

Giancarlo Prete
Giancarlo Prete - Il cittadino si ribella
Born(1943-02-05)February 5, 1943
DiedMarch 9, 2001(2001-03-09) (aged 58)
Rome, Italy
Occupation(s)Actor, stuntman and dubbing director
SpouseElizabeth Jacinto

After he worked in the cinema as stuntman, Prete went to Alessandro Fersen's acting school (where he later returned as a teacher) and began to act in many films and in television serials, sometimes credited under the name Timothy Brent or Philip Garner.[1][2]

In the following years Prete worked as dubbing director and acted only in television productions (including the Space: 1999 episode "The Troubled Spirit" as Dr. Dan Mateo).[1]

He was married to Elizabeth Jacinto and had a son named Alessandro, who is also an actor.[1]

Giancarlo Prete died on 9 March 2001 of a brain tumour at the age of 58.[1]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1967 Avenger X Lamarro Henchman
1968 L'Odissea Euriale Uncredited, 1 episode
1968 Satanik Scagnozzo di Dodo con cravatta arancione
1968 Il marchio di Kriminal
1968 Roma come Chicago
1969 El 'Che' Guevara Miranda
1969 I diavoli della guerra Fred Rogers
1970 Bocche cucite
1970 The Martlet's Tale
1970 La califfa L'amante di Irene
1971 Confessions of a Police Captain Giampaolo Rizzo
1971 Black Belly of the Tarantula Mario
1971 The Price of Death Reverend Tiller
1971 A Fistful of Death Sundance Kid
1972 Hector the Mighty Patroclo
1972 Snow Job Donato
1972 A.A.A. Massaggiatrice bella presenza offresi... 1st client of Cristina
1972 Winged Devils Leutnant Pettarini
1972 Sting of the West Tedeum
1973 The Big Family Commissario La Manna
1973 Kill Me, My Love! Guido - l'amante di Laureen
1973 The Three Musketeers of the West Dart Coldwater jr.
1973 Massacre in Rome Paolo
1973 Furto di sera bel colpo si spera
1974 Street Law Tommy
1975 La nottata Vito
1975 Who Breaks... Pays Antonio
1976 The Loves and Times of Scaramouche Whistle - the Barber
1977 Messalina, Messalina Gaius Silius
1978 Non sparate sui bambini Dino Settimi
1979 Midnight Blue Bruno
1979 Baila guapa
1981 Great White Bob Martin
1983 The New Barbarians Scorpion
1983 Escape from the Bronx Strike
1983 Tornado: The Last Blood Sgt. Salvatore Maggio
1985 Ladyhawke Fornac
1985 The Assisi Underground Col. Gay
1986 Detective School Dropouts Mario Zanetti
1989 La morte è di moda Giorgio
1990 A Season of Giants Angolo Poliziano TV movie

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Muore l'attore Giancarlo Prete - Trovacinema". trovacinema.repubblica.it (in Italian). 2001-03-09. Archived from the original on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2002-04-16). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2001: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-7864-1278-5.